Links for 2023-08-27
Beating GPT-4 on HumanEval with a Fine-Tuned CodeLlama-34B https://www.phind.com/blog/code-llama-beats-gpt4
WizardCoder 34B outperforms GPT-4, Claude, and Bard on HumanEval. WizardCoder 34B is fine-tuned version of Code Llama model using Evol-Instruct, a synthetic dataset. https://github.com/nlpxucan/WizardLM
Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers breaking the law in its first 3 days. https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/news/police-in-england-installed-an-ai-camera-system-along-a-major-road-it-caught-almost-300-drivers-breaking-the-law-in-its-first-3-days-/articleshow/102857077.cms
40% of global workforce need to be reskilled in next 3 years due to AI, IBM study finds https://www.rappler.com/technology/ibm-2023-study-ai-impact-global-workforce/
Meet 'Pibot,' the humanoid robot that can safely pilot an airplane better than a human https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/08/15/meet-pibot-the-humanoid-robot-that-can-safely-pilot-an-airplane-better-than-a-human
CyberForce: A Federated Reinforcement Learning Framework for Malware Mitigation https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.05978
Smarter people are less emotional: “their emotional reactions start more slowly, don’t get as intense, and change more gradually.” https://psypost.org/2023/08/new-psychology-research-indicates-that-general-cognitive-ability-is-linked-to-reduced-emotional-responding-168200
How hard is it to model LK99 on a quantum computer? "We find a remarkable reduction of 8 orders of magnitude in complexity compared with previously developed methods." https://www.phasecraft.io/research/how-hard-is-it-to-model-lk99-on-a-quantum-computer
“Incredibly, the placebo effect is (mostly) not real. It is a result of statistical confusion. Whenever you have a group with extreme values, they tend to exhibit regression to the mean. Eg. on average, sick people tend to become more healthy over time.” https://twitter.com/jonatanpallesen/status/1693622595793334512
Ukraine links:
1. “Eleven days ago, some of the most senior soldiers in the Nato alliance travelled to a secret location on the Polish-Ukrainian border to meet Ukraine’s chief military commander, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, for what was privately billed as “a council of war”. It was no ordinary discussion: Zaluzhnyi brought his entire command team with him on the roughly 300-mile journey from Kyiv…Particularly notable was the presence not just of Nato’s military chief, the American Gen Christopher Cavoli, but also Adm Sir Tony Radakin, Britain’s most senior military officer…” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/26/how-uk-military-chief-became-key-nato-liaison-in-ukraine-tony-radakin
2. HIMARS changed the game in Ukraine, but a former US artillery officer says what they need now is a firepower boost with M26 cluster rockets https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-himars-cluster-rocket-boost-former-us-artillery-officer-2023-8
3. There’s a reason why Ukraine has deployed so many troops in the east: They can’t risk a Russian breakthrough there while Ukrainian forces are advancing in the south. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-counteroffensive.html [https://archive.is/F3xoS]
4. “Ukrainian artillery striking Russian defense lines around Novoprokopivka. The first artillery strike hits their dugout, making surviving Russian infantry fleeing in panic into the open. Then it gets even worse for them. They get caught by the air burst charges. Especially the third impact was merciless. A lot of secondary explosions can be seen, too, indicating that ammunition was hit.” https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1695426384758456412
5. “I also believe all the talk about Kupyansk is a Russian telegram offensive. They gained a little ground some weeks ago around Raihorodka but things have stabilized. I don't think the Russians want to commit any larger force in this area whine UA are advancing in the south.” https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1695440346098934237
6. Robotyne-Tokmak axis update: The 76th Guards Air Assault Division is considered the best unit the Russians have. https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1695513993903829445
7. “Russia now being forced to commit its best reserves to the southern front, as Ukrainian forces push hard and advance south and east of Robotyne. The next few weeks should be decisive ones for the fate of the counteroffensive.” https://twitter.com/NeilPHauer/status/1695526150943223956
8. A brief clarification regarding the defensive lines. https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1695463241235734632
8. “Ukrainian forces now appear within striking distance of the next series of prepared Russian defensive positions, which may be weaker than the previous set of Russian defenses but still pose a significant challenge.” https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1695594706728538503
9. “Exceptional thread and profound insights into the counter-offensive in the South by @solonko1648 (Olexandr Solon'ko), servicemember of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In his analysis, he sheds light on the situation, discussing both the challenges and achievements.” https://twitter.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1695563964158025974